One veteran's road trip for health

Disabled veteran Scott Halsey of Stockton, who recently had foot surgery, had a follow-up appointment with a podiatrist. The half-hour checkup meant an all-day road trip to the Department of Veterans Affairs hospital in Palo Alto. On July 7, his driver was Rep. Jerry McNerney, D-Stockton, who the next day introduced legislation to speed up construction of VA clinics -- including one in French Camp.